Gillespie Street-Clinton River Bridge

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Gillespie Street-Clinton River Bridge
Gillespie Street-Clinton River Bridge Pontiac MI.JPG
LocationGillespie St. over Clinton R., Pontiac, Michigan
Coordinates 42°37′34″N83°17′52″W / 42.62611°N 83.29778°W / 42.62611; -83.29778 (Gillespie Street--Clinton River Bridge) Coordinates: 42°37′34″N83°17′52″W / 42.62611°N 83.29778°W / 42.62611; -83.29778 (Gillespie Street--Clinton River Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Built1936 (1936)
ArchitectHarold H. Corson
Architectural styleConcrete Rigid Frame
MPS Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS
NRHP reference # 99001729 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 27, 2000

The Gillespie Street-Clinton River Bridge is a bridge carrying Gillespie Street over the Clinton River in Pontiac, Michigan. It is a relatively early example of a rigid-frame bridge in Michigan. [2] The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

Clinton River (Michigan) river in the United States of America

The Clinton River is a river in southeastern Michigan in the United States. It is named in honor of DeWitt Clinton, who was governor of New York from 1817 to 1823.

Pontiac, Michigan City in Michigan, United States

Pontiac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located in Metro Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 59,515. It is the county seat of Oakland County and about 12 miles (19 km) north and slightly west of the Detroit city limits.

Rigid-frame bridge type of bridge

A Rigid-frame bridge is a bridge in which the superstructure and substructure are rigidly connected to act as a continuous unit. Typically, the structure is cast monolithically, making the structure continuous from deck to foundation. The connections between members are rigid connections which transfer bending moment, axial forces, and shear forces. A bridge design consisting of a rigid frame can provide significant structural benefits, but can also be difficult to design and/or construct.

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History

This bridge was apparently the first at this location. In 1936, the city of Pontiac deepened the Clinton River and extended Gillespie Street. They contracted with consulting engineer Harold Hawley Corson to design this bridge, who was serving as Birmingham's city engineer after a stint with the Michigan State Highway Department. Corson designed this rigid frame bridge, then a relatively new type of bridge which had been introduced in Michigan in the early 1930s. [2]

Birmingham, Michigan City in Michigan, United States

Birmingham is a city in Oakland County on the north side of the Detroit Metro in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in the Woodward Corridor, between Royal Oak and Bloomfield Hills. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,103.

Description

The Gillespie Street bridge is a rigid-frame bridge with shallow spandrels ornamented with recessed panels. The bridge is 34 feet long, spanning a 33-foot-wide channel, and 50.5 feet wide. The railings are simple metal panels, ending in chain link fencing. The roadway is 36.5 feet wide, with sidewalks on each side. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Charlene K. Roise (1999), NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM: Gillespie Street/Clinton River Bridge